Another Sunday. Another tough loss for the New Orleans Saints.

It’s fast becoming a season full of them.

Their 25-19 setback to the New England Patriots was the latest exercise in what has become a frustratingly familiar script. The Saints allowed their fourth consecutive opponent to score touchdowns on their first two drives, and from there, the futile game of catch-up was on. This time, the Saints weren’t the beneficiaries of five turnovers and failed to catch the Patriots on the scoreboard, which is usually the case.

The Saints are now 1-5, matching their worst six-game start since the dark Ditka days of 1999. They own the worst record in the NFC and can thank the lowly New York Jets for preventing them from having the worst mark in the entire league.

“We know that we’re a better

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